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what are the yamas?

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ahimsa-nonharming
satya-truthfulness
asteya-nonstealing
brahmacharya-continence
aparigraha-greedlessness
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what are the niyamas?

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shauca-cleanliness
santosha-contentment
tapas-discipline
svadhyaya-study of self
ishvarapranidhana-devotion to God
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what are the eight limbs of yoga?

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yama- how you treat others
niyama - how you treat yourself
asana-posture/seat
pranayama- breath control
pratyahara-withdrawl of the senses
dharana-concentration
dhyana-meditation
samadhi-bliss
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what is the meaning of yoga?

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to yoke - the yoking of the individual sense of self to the eternal self - union w/ god - samadhi

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what is the meaning of hatha?

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the yoking of the sun & moon

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what are the four types of yoga?

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jnana (knowledge)
bhakti- devotion
karma-action
raja-royal

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what is prana?

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life force

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what are the five bandhas?

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mula bandha - root lock
uddiyana bandha - flying up lock
jalandhara bandha-net lock (chest to chin)
maha bandha - the combination of all three above
brahma bandha - fixing one’s consciousness on the all pervading source

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what is a chakra?

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subtle energy center

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what are the seven chakras?

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muladhara- base of the spine (root center)swadhisthana-3 fingers below navel (sexual center)manipura-solar plexus (power center)anahata-heart (compassion center)vishuddha -throat (speech center)ajna-between the eyes (third eye center)sahasrara- top of the head (universal consciousness)

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what is atman?

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the true self, consciousness

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what is the bhagavad gita?

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song of the lord, most influential of all shastras

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what is the brahma sutra?

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principal treatise of the vedanta.

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what is brahmacharya?

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recognition of Brahman in everything - later to mean celibacy

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what is brahman?

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infinite conscious, deep reality

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what is dharana?

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concentration/one of the eight limbs of ashtanga

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what is dhyana?

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meditation/one of the eight limbs of ashtanga

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what is ekagra chitta?

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single pointed mind

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name the three gunas

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rajas, tamas and sattva

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what is a guna?

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rajas, tamas and sattva

qualities or strands of prakrti which form through their various intertwinings all phenomena

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what is hatha yoga?

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tantric school of yoga founded approx. 1100CE by the master Ghoraknath. Sun/moon yoga - emphasis on balancing solar & lunar energies in the body

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what is the hatha yoga pradipika?

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tantric treatise authored by Svatmarama

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who is Svatmarama?

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author of the hatha yoga pradipika

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who is Ghoraknath?

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founder of hatha yoga

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25
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what is jiva?

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not the true self - formed by contact with phenomena

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26
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what is kaivalya?

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freedom - the goal of yoga

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27
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what is karmashaya?

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storehouse of karma

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what is klesha?

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mode of suffering

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name the kleshas

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ignorance, egoism, desire, hatred & fear of death

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who is Krishna?

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A form of supreme being - avatar of Lord Vishnu, teacher in the Bhagavad Gita

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what is kshipta chitta?

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restless mind, unfit to do yoga

32
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what is the third leg (stage) of yoga?

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asana

33
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what is the yama non-stealing

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asteya

34
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what is the yama ‘free from hoarding?’

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aparigraha

35
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what is the first yama?

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ahimsa - non-violence

36
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what is the seventh stage (leg) of yoga?

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dhyana - meditation

37
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what is the traditional system of medicine in India?

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ayurveda

38
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what is ahamkara?

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the ego

39
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what is the first chakra?

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muladhara

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what are the characteristics of muladhara?

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red, LAM, base of spine/pelvis floor/adrenals/survival instinct/family/linage

41
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what are the characteristics of svadhistana

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orange, VAM, abdomen, reproductive organs, pelvis/gonads/reproductive positive energy

42
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what is the second chakra?

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svadhisthana

43
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what is the third chakra?

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manipura

44
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what are the characteristics of manipura?

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yellow/gold/RAM/solar plexus/adrenals/pancreas/will power

45
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what are the characteristics of anahata?

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green/YAM/heart center/thymus/love of yourself & others

46
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what is the fourth chakra?

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anahata

47
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what are the characteristics of visuddha?

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Blue/HAM/ throat/ thyroid/self-expression

48
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what is the fifth chakra?

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visuddha

49
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what are the characteristics of ajna?

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violet/OM/between the brows/pineal gland/intuition

50
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what is the sixth chakra?

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ajuna

51
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what is the seventh chakra?

A

sahasrara

52
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what are the characteristics of sahasrara?

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white/none/crown of the head/pituitary

53
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what is the ida nadi?

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subtle channel - left side/feminine/moon/parasympathic nervous system/cooling & calming qualities

54
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what is the pingala nadi?

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subtle channel - right side/masculine/sun/sympathetic nervous system

55
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what is the sushuma?

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central channel of nadis

56
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what is the goal of yoga?

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to balance the solar & lunar energies of the body through rigorous discipline

57
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what is krama?

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the order of things. In vinyasa krama yoga(a method taught by Krishnamacharya) postures are organized in a logical sequence that moves from simpler variations toward sdeeper variations of the shape

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what is pranayama?

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controlled breathing practice which consists of elongation and retention of the breath, the fourth stage of yoga

59
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what is pratyahara?

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withdrawal of the senses, the fifth stage of yoga

60
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what is the fourth stage of yoga?

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pranayama

61
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what is the fifth stage of yoga?

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pratyahara

62
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what is purusha?

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the transcendental self of spirit

63
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what is prakti?

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nature, the original source of the material world

64
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what is the eighth stage of yoga?

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samadhi

65
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what is samadhi?

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the ecstatic stage of yoga where the meditator becomes one with the object of meditation, feeling of utter bliss, eighth and final stage of yoga

66
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what is the susumna nadi?

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central channel located at the spinal column

67
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what is the first sutra pada & what is it about?

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samadi pada - the goal and end result of yoga

68
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which stura pada is samadi

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first pada

69
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what does citta comprise of?

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ahamkar (ego), buddhi (discerning intellect-awakend) & manas (mind)

70
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biji sounds of chakras

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LAM, VAM, RAM,YAM, HAM, OM, unstruck sound

71
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what was the closing invocation about? Nikki C

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OM Purnamamdah, purnamidam
purnat purnamudacyate
purnasya purnamudamadaya
purnamevavasisyate

OM. That is perfect
this is perfect
from the perfect springs the perfect
if the perfect is taken from the perfect, the perfect remains

oneness/wholeness
purna means full-completely perfect

72
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AUM

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a=coming up from the base (lower chakras)
muladara/svani
u= mid chakras solar plexus & heart
m=highest -third eye & crown

73
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Organs of action & perception

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quote from BKS

“man was blessed with a head, heart and hands that are made for jnana, bhakti and karma. Karma cannot be done without knowledge. Bhakti cannot be understood without action and knowledge. Jnana cannot be gained without love and action. These three are intimately connected. True knowledge, true love, true action cannot be aquired without a regular practice and without adopting a rigorous discipline. Otherwise knowledge cannot be complete, love cannot be total, action cannot be disinterested”

unite the physical practice with discipline (both the physical & spiritual practice/disciple)
can’t be integrated with out both sides

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